Top 100 songs for December 16, 1989
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1989 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “We Didn't Start The Fire” by Billy Joel. Meanwhile, “Tell Me Why” by Expose rises from No. 67 to No. 50. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tell Me Why — Exposeup 17 places, No. 67 → No. 50
- Electric Boogie — Marcia Griffithsup 17 places, No. 90 → No. 73
- We Can't Go Wrong — The Cover Girlsup 13 places, No. 73 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Rhythm Nation — Janet JacksonNo. 8
- Living In Sin — Bon JoviNo. 9
- Just Like Jesse James — CherNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Dangerous — RoxetteNo. 65
- Here We Are — Gloria EstefanNo. 68
- Opposites Attract — Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair)No. 72
- I Will Survive — SaFireNo. 80
- Foolish Heart — Sharon BryantNo. 90
- C'mon And Get My Love — D-Mob Introducing Cathy DennisNo. 91
- Never 2 Much Of U — DinoNo. 96
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.